Before coming to Aurora, Metz spent more than 30 years with Seattle police and climbed the ranks from officer all the way to an assistant chief. But, Metz said when he took over APD, he recognizes that Aurora is a different place, the APD is a different police department and the agency’s culture is different from any other. Given that, he stressed that he isn’t looking to turn this department into a Rocky Mountain version of Seattle PD.

